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Which system is controlled by homeostatic mechanisms of autoregulation, similar to hydraulic circuits?
Which system is controlled by homeostatic mechanisms of autoregulation, similar to hydraulic circuits?
- Digestive system
- Respiratory system
- Nervous system
- Circulatory system (correct)
What does hemodynamics explain?
What does hemodynamics explain?
- The structure of blood vessels
- The physical laws that govern the flow of blood in the blood vessels (correct)
- The functions of the heart
- The production of blood cells
What does blood flow ensure in the body?
What does blood flow ensure in the body?
- Protection from microbial and mechanical harm
- Transportation of nutrients, hormones, metabolic waste products, oxygen, and carbon dioxide (correct)
- Formation of blood cells
- Regulation of body temperature
Why are classic hydrodynamics and fluids mechanics not capable of explaining hemodynamics?
Why are classic hydrodynamics and fluids mechanics not capable of explaining hemodynamics?
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Why is blood most efficiently studied using rheology rather than hydrodynamics?
Why is blood most efficiently studied using rheology rather than hydrodynamics?
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